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Definition of phonation in US English:

phonation

noun

‘Mastication, swallowing, phonation, hearing, vision, and facial expression will be animated and seen in three dimensions.’

‘The primary function of this system is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide; secondary functions are phonation and olfaction.’

‘The patient's cough was persistent, effective, and nonproductive and his phonation was normal.’

‘The tongue is essential for speech / phonation, tasting, chewing, swallowing, suckling, and licking, but to do all of this it evolved to lie partially in the pharynx, where in humans it is at best a nuisance for breathing.’

‘There are various ways to improve articulation, respiration and phonation.’